 Most viewed - Steam Locomotives at Hellifield Station in the period 1961 / 1962 / 1963 |
BR Pacific 4-6-2 70000 "Britannia" 113 viewsSurprising what you find allocated to some services - this time BR Pacific 4-6-2 70000 "Britannia" working a 2 coach stopping service to Carlisle from the north central platform at Hellifield.
G Robinson.
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LMS Stanier 2-6-4 4MT tank- 42492112 views1962 - Allocated to 24H (Hellifield) at this time - Stanier 2-6-4 4MT tank- 42492 being positioned by unknown Midland 0-6-0 at Hellifield Sheds.
Cant recall ever seeing a diesel shunter here.
G Robinson
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WD 2-8-0 90595 112 viewsHellifield 1962 - WD 2-8-0 90595 c/w snow plough attaching to a soda ash minerals train in the sidings
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BR Britannia 4-6-2 Pacific Class - 70054 "Dornock Firth"110 viewsBR Britannia 4-6-2 Pacific Class - 70054 "Dornock Firth" waiting to head north at Hellifield.
G Robinson.
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LMS Fowler 2P 4-4-0 - 40685 110 views08/09/1962 - LMS Fowler 2P 4-4-0 - 40685 dumped at the far end of the north siding at Hellifield for quite a few months . I spent many a hour pretending driving this engine over the S & C.
Me and my brother can be seen hanging out of the cab on one picture.
G Robinson,
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Great Northern Railway 0-6-0ST steam locomotive, No 1247, 1899110 viewsHellifield Shed in the 1960`s when closed for traffic, was used to store a few engines for the then new National Railway Museum in York. My father managed to get a look around this store and managed to get a few photgraphs.
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Fairburn Class 4 -MT 2-6-4, - 42051109 viewsA quiet scene at Hellifield as Fairburn Class 4 -MT 2-6-4, - 42051 waits in the central up platform with a stopping train to Blackburn.
(Probably me as a kid, crouched down, hidden at the back of the lamp post)
The steep return line from the coaling plant can also be seen on the right hand side.
G Robinson
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LMS Ivatt class 2 - 46501, LMS Black 5 - 44736 109 viewsLMS Ivatt class 2 - 46501 pilots an unknown Ivatt Class 4 into Hellifield station from the north on a local passenger service, whilst LMS Black 5 - 44736 is in the line outside the sheds in light steam.
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LMS Stanier Jubilee 45697 "Achilles"107 viewsJubilee 45697 "Achilles" on shed at Hellifield
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BR Britannia class pacific 4-6-2- 70022 "Tornado" 107 viewsThe original one - BR Britannia class pacific 4-6-2- 70022 "Tornado" pausing at Hellifield on a freight heading north to Carlisle.
G Robinson.
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Midland Fowler class 4F 0-6-0 - 43893106 viewsAllocated to Hellifield shed and in its last year before withdrawal - Deeley Midlands Rebuild - 0-6-0 - 43585 shunting at the north of the station.
Seems to have spent all of its working life allocated to Hellifield - nearly 63 years
G Robinson
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BR Class Patriot 4-6-0 - 45517 106 views1962 - BR British Railways Steam Locomotive Class Patriot 45517 (Unnamed) having a spin on the turntable at Hellifield having just arrived from Liverpool
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LMS Stanier 4-6-0 Jubilee - 45706 "Express" 106 viewsNewton Heath engine - LMS Stanier 4-6-0 Jubilee - 45706 "Express" entering Hellifield station from the north on a ballast train'
G Robinson
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LMS Royal Scot Class - 46133 "The Green Howards"106 viewsLMS Royal Scot Class - 46133 "The Green Howards" heading south leaving Hellifield station towards Skipton.
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LMS Hughes Crab 2-6-0 - 42895 105 views1962 - Lancaster Green Ayre engine LMS Hughes Crab 2-6-0 - 42895 arriving at Hellifield this time with a long mixed freight.
I like the sight of the signal mans bike lent against the post,
G Robinson.
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BR 4-6-2 Pacific Clan class - 72007 "Clan Macintosh" 105 views23/05/1964 - BR 4-6-2 Pacific Clan class - 72007 "Clan Macintosh" on the RCTS "Ribble - Lune Tour" taking on water at Hellifield
G Robinson
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